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Long Beach Signature Sale 3067 6-7 Sep 2018
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MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 500-450 BC. EL stater (20mm, 16.11 gm). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5, countermark. Female boar (sow) standing left on tunny fish / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 46. SNG Aulock 7275. Very rare! Well centered on a nice round flan.
Cyzicene staters depicting a wild boar standing atop the tunny fish come in both male and female varieties, with the female example seen here decidedly scarcer than its counterpart. For a superior example of the matching male variety, see Heritage sale 3037 (NYINC) lot 30921.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3200-4000 USD
MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 500-450 BC. EL stater (20mm, 16.11 gm). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5, countermark. Female boar (sow) standing left on tunny fish / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 46. SNG Aulock 7275. Very rare! Well centered on a nice round flan.
Cyzicene staters depicting a wild boar standing atop the tunny fish come in both male and female varieties, with the female example seen here decidedly scarcer than its counterpart. For a superior example of the matching male variety, see Heritage sale 3037 (NYINC) lot 30921.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3200-4000 USD